Transcript Russian holidays

Bazhenov Vlad
Class form 8 a
Teacher: Teploukhova O.S.
*New Year
New Year’s Day is celebrated on the 1st
of January. People gather at midnight
on New Year’s Eve to drink a toast to
the coming year. They all hope that the
coming year will bring luck to their
families and friends .
It is a tradition to
decorate New Year’s
tree with toys, colored
lights and sweets.
Each family prepare
their holiday supper
and lay the table. Five
minutes
before
midnight people open
a bottle of champagne
and when they hear
the chimes of the
Kremlin Tower Clock
at midnight, they
drank a toast to the
New Year. They wish
“A Happy New Year”
to one another and
real celebrating begins
with a lot of good
eating.
*Christmas
In Russia Christmas is celebrated
on January 7. On Christmas
people celebrate the birth of
Jesus Christ. It is a religious
holiday. This holiday have
become the day of family
reunion, relax and happiness.
*Maslenitsa
This holiday lasts for a week.
Russian people celebrate it at the
end of February or at the
beginning of March. They say
“goodbye” to winter in these
days.
During the “Maslenitsa
week” they always cook
pancakes. It is a tradition to
cook pancakes and eat them
with fish, sour cream, honey,
sugar, butter.
People prepare fires and
burn straw scarecrows of
winter.
*Easter
It is a religious holiday. Easter
symbolizes the Revival Of Jesus
Christ. Easter has been celebrated
widely only for the past several
years, after Soviet times ceased.
The Soviet Times forbad religious
practices .After the church got its
power back it became much easier
for citizens to express their beliefs.
So nowadays many people go
to the church on this holiday
and enjoy a joyful day with
family. They greet each other
with coloured eggs and make
an Easter cookie. People here
eat cookie with cottage cheese
and raisins.
*Thank you for your
attention.